Cottage cheese and mascarpone cheesecake - a very delicate and delicious dessert

Kitchen appliances and utensils:

• oven;
• a large bowl;
• sieve;
• fine grater;
• cling film;
• rolling pin;
• split form;
• kitchen knife;
• fork;
• parchment paper;
• load for pressing the dough;
• mixer;
• scapula;
• serving dish.

Ingredients

Step cooking

1. To prepare a cheesecake dough, first you need to sift 200 g of flour into a deep bowl through a sieve.
   
2. Then add 1/2 tsp. baking powder.
   
3. We wash well 1 lemon, because according to the recipe we need its zest. Rub the zest of the lemon on a fine grater and add to the flour with baking powder. Also pour 1 tbsp. l icing sugar and add 100 g of butter, which does not need to be pre-melted.
   
4. Hands begin to knead all the ingredients in a bowl until a uniform plastic dough is formed.
   
5. Wrap the finished dough for cheesecake in cling film and put in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes. To cool the dough faster, it is recommended to make a cake out of it.
   
6. After half an hour, we take out the dough from the refrigerator and roll it out using a rolling pin into a thin layer. Its thickness should be at least 1.5 cm, it is possible to roll out the dough a little thicker. To prevent the dough from sticking, pour a little flour on a flat surface.
   
7. On a rolled dough, we apply a round bottom from a detachable shape and cut out a circle using a kitchen knife. We don’t throw out the scraps, we still need them to form the sides for the cheesecake.
   
8. Carefully wrap the circle cut from the dough onto a rolling pin and transfer to the bottom of the split mold, evenly distributing it over the entire surface.
   
9. Close the baking dish.
   
10. We collect the scraps of dough, roll in a little and crush. We form a small sausage and roll out the dough to make sides for cheesecake.
    
11. We shift the resulting sides into a mold and press well in the corners so that there is no thick layer of dough.
    
12. Using a knife, slightly trim the top of the dessert so that the sides are the same height.
    
13. We thoroughly pierce the finished test base for cheesecake with a fork. Doing this is required not only at the bottom, but also on the sides.
    
14. Inside, we put parchment paper on the dough, pressing it well to the dough. Sprinkle on top with a small load, you can use a large number of coins or something else.
    
15. Preheat the oven at 180-200 degrees and put the form with the base for the cheesecake to bake for 10-15 minutes. After a quarter of an hour we remove the cargo with parchment paper and bake for another 15 minutes. At the edges, the sides should begin to brown a little and become brownish. If you cook less dough, then it will remain raw.
    
16. While the base for the cheesecake is added, we proceed to the preparation of the filling. In a separate deep bowl, mix 2 eggs, 250 g of cottage cheese, 3 tbsp. l powdered sugar, a bag of vanilla and 100 ml of sour cream.
    
17. All ingredients are thoroughly mixed with a mixer. It is also possible to use a kitchen machine or a blender. It is important that the lumps of cottage cheese break well.
    
18. Add 250 g of mascarpone to the resulting liquid mass.You can add any other cheese, but it is the mascarpone that gives the cheesecake a tenderness and lightness.
    
19. Beat all the ingredients at minimum speed. If mixed too quickly, the mascarpone may curl.
    
20. Pour the finished cheese filling onto the dough, evenly level and put in the oven, reducing the temperature to 150-160 degrees.
    
21. Bake a cheesecake for 60 minutes. You can get a cheesecake when the edges of the cheese mass are baked, and the middle remains slightly trembling.
    
22. We take out the finished cheesecake from the oven and allow it to cool completely, after which we remove the form. It’s not worth serving the dessert right away; he still needs to brew in the refrigerator for at least 4-6 hours. After insisting, we shift the dessert to a beautiful dish, cut portionwise and serve for tea. You can decorate the cheesecake around the edges with fresh berries.
    

Video recipe

Mascarpone cheesecakes can be prepared in many ways. One of the original recipes is also presented on video. Perhaps this option will also interest you.

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